Operation Moviestar

Operation Moviestar was a US Army military operation of the Vietnam War which occurred in the An Lao Valley in 1969.

The United States launched an operation to clear the coastal An Lao Valley of NVA troops in 1969, hoping to support their Montagnard allies against the communist threat. As the US forces entered the valley, the NVA overwhelmed the Montagnard village and several key positions in the jungle. The ensuing battle saw the Montagnard village change hands several times, coming under intense artillery and aerial bombardment from both sides. While the United States was eventually forced back, it launched a counterattack and reclaimed all of the lost territory, inflicting heavy losses on the NVA and pushing them back through the jungle before capturing their main base. The NVA was ultimately wiped clean from the An Lao Valley, but at heavy cost to the US Army, which suffered 982 losses.